MOVE WITH MADD ‘26 is happening NOW! What an incredible turnout this year 👏🏽 #TeamLCSO even earned Top LEO Agency for participation!
We’re grateful to stand alongside so many amazing community partners supporting such an important cause. A special thank you to our very own Trish Routte and her team at SWFL Crime Stoppers, whose dedication and hard work continue to drive this vital mission and help make this incredible event possible year after year.
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𝐓𝐄𝐄'𝐃 𝐔𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄🏌️: 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐘 𝐉𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 🚨
What started as a late-night “joyride” through the Hideaway community ended with three teens behind bars facing multiple felony charges.
On May 6, 2026, Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of suspicious individuals stealing golf carts and causing damage throughout the neighborhood and golf course clubhouse. Surveillance video captured the suspects racing through the community before fleeing in a blue Dodge Hornet and red Honda Civic.
Thanks to the swift actions of 5th Precinct Crime Section detectives, our Real Time Intelligence Center and investigative technology, detectives quickly identified the vehicles and suspects: 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳, 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳 𝐑𝐨𝐣𝐚𝐬 𝐉𝐫., 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚... 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦.🤭
Investigators connected the trio to similar golf cart thefts in Cape Coral, with help from the Cape Coral Police Department, school administrators, and community members. Detectives recovered evidence, obtained confessions from two suspects, and took all three into custody.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟.
This case highlights teamwork, technology, and accountability. LCSO remains committed to protecting our communities and holding criminals responsible.
Hey Lee County and beyond (yes, that's YOU🫵)
#TeamLCSO is only 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟓𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎! We’re so close—and we need your help to get there.
To celebrate this milestone, we’re giving away a HUGE summer swag bag packed with LCSO gear, a kids swag bag, and an official “𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃” 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, signed by Sheriff Carmine Marceno.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝟓𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐰𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫! 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐈𝐍😎🎉
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🚙 𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐀: 𝐃𝐔𝐈 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄🚙
A Lehigh Acres woman is behind bars after deputies say she drove a rental car into a Fort Myers home early Thursday morning.
According to deputies, Brooke Hirsch said she was driving home from Fort Myers Beach when she allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into the home.
Deputies said Hirsch admitted to drinking earlier in the night on Fort Myers Beach. After conducting field sobriety exercises, deputies determined she was under the influence.
Hirsch was arrested on charges of DUI, DUI causing property damage, and refusal to submit to testing.
No one was injured in the crash.
Operation Wolfpack Update:
Yesterday, deputies continued our operation toward aggressive driving in the area of College Parkway, Summerlin Road, and Mcgregor Blvd. The operation resulted in:
🚔 90 traffic stops
🚔 73 citations
SLOW DOWN & pay attention, Lee County!! We are out here for your safety, and will continue to target aggressive drivers on our roadways.
Members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard laid a wreath today at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery during National Police Week.
In this solemn moment, they recognized our nation’s fallen service members and the law enforcement heroes who gave their lives in the line of duty. We stand in gratitude, humility, and remembrance.
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Detective “Bobs” for Fobs After Felon Dumps and Ditches
“I am so proud of the amazing agency members that I have on my team,” said Sheriff Carmine Marceno. “This line of work takes a lot of hard work and dedication. This shows just how far we will go to bring justice to our community members and local businesses.”
Last Friday, deputies responded to reports of vehicle damage at an Amazon Facility located on Logistics Drive.
Deputies learned that 29 delivery vehicles were found to have been vandalized overnight with slashed tires and punctured vehicle bodies. Additionally, 23 key fobs were missing.
Due to the nature of the incident, 4th Precinct Crime Section responded and assumed the investigation.
Through strong investigative work, detectives identified a recently terminated employee, 22-year-old Anthony Gillio, as the suspect.
License plate reader cameras placed Gillio in the area at the time of the incident. Gilio was quickly located and taken into custody.
Detectives later determined that Gillio attempted to dispose of evidence, including key fobs, a knife, and gloves, by throwing them into the Caloosahatchee River.
Detective Drinkwater searched the riverbed and successfully recovered several of the items.
Gillio was charged with the following:
▪️ Grand Theft 5k-10k
▪️ Two counts of Criminal Mischief
▪️ Tampering with Evidence
𝐋𝐂𝐒𝐎 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐅𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐌𝐘𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐃𝐄
“𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚—𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙇𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮,” 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙤. “𝘼 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩. 𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧: 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙬.”
On Thursday, April 30, 2026, at approximately 4:49 PM, Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a domestic disturbance in the 16000 block of Shelby Ln. in North Fort Myers.
Upon arrival, deputies located an unresponsive adult female suffering from multiple lacerations and puncture wounds. Despite life-saving efforts by EMS, the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The suspect fled in a white work van but was quickly located by K9 units in a nearby wooded area and taken into custody without incident.
Due to the nature of the incident, detectives with the Major Crimes Unit responded and assumed the investigation.
Witnesses confirmed the suspect was seen with the victim immediately prior to, and during the incident.
𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱.
One choice that can change everything.
This 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵, #teamLCSO & @fhp__swfl are teaming up to remind drivers to look twice—and riders to slow down.🏍️
